This site is currently being updated for the 25-26 school year! We launch on 9/13/2025!
We encourage CMS National Board candidates to join our support sessions.
All support sessions will be held on selected Saturdays. (Click Hyperlink)
Candidates will register one time for the year. Saturday sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Information about breakout sessions will be emailed to candidates monthly.
Visit our Overview Canvas course for overview information about the certification process. The Overview course also has discussion groups for each certification area. We encourage you to join a discussion group for your certification area so that you can remain in contact with other CMS candidates in your certification area. We also have Canvas Courses for components 2, 3, and 4 to help you begin navigating the National Board resources. We recommend that you review the applicable Canvas course(s) before attending the study group sessions in order to make the best use of your time. Visit the Canvas Courses page of this website for more information.
In order to gain the most benefit from the support sessions, you should download and review the National Board standards, general portfolio instructions, component instructions and scoring rubrics, and all related forms for your certification area prior to your study group meetings.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) candidates will register for the MOC group. Use the "Renewal/MOC Candidates" tab at the top of this website for more information for MOC candidates.
Email Christina Roth at christina.roth@cms.k12.nc.us if you have questions or desire additional information about National Board Certification and the CMS National Board Support Program.
We regret that we cannot provide support to National Board candidates who are not CMS employees.
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